India wins toss, bowls in deciding ODI vs Sri Lanka

VISAKHAPATNAM, India (AP) – India won the toss on Sunday and decided to bowl in the third and deciding one-day international against Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka won the first ODI in Dharamsala by seven wickets, while India took the second in Mohali by 141 runs.

Sri Lanka made one change from its lineup in the previous game, with Sadeera Samarawickrama replacing Lahiru Thirimanne.

India’s captain Rohit Sharma, left, bats in the nets during a training session ahead of their third and final one-day international cricket match against Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam, India, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

India also made one change. Spin all-rounder Washington Sundar, who made his debut in Mohali, is ill, with left-arm leg spinner Kuldeep Yadav taking his place.

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Teams:

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, M.S. Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal

Sri Lanka: Danushka Gunathilaka, Upul Tharanga, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella, Asela Gunaratne, Thisara Perera (captain), Sachith Pathirana, Akila Dananjaya, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep.

India's Shreyas Iyer prepares to bat in the nets during a training session ahead of their third and final one-day international cricket match against Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam, India, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

India’s Shreyas Iyer prepares to bat in the nets during a training session ahead of their third and final one-day international cricket match against Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam, India, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Members of Indian team attend a training session ahead of their third and final one-day international cricket match against Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam, India, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Members of Indian team attend a training session ahead of their third and final one-day international cricket match against Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam, India, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

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